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"It's official -- the soap opera era is officially DEAD ... now that ABC has announced they have cancelled \"All My Children\" and \"One Life to Live.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0413-rip-all-mychildren\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/13/0413-rip-all-mychildren-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"All My Children\" has been on the air since 1970 ... and \"One Life to Live\" debuted in 1968.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only soap remaining on ABC is \"General Hospital.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ABC released a statement saying, \"Guided by extensive research into what today&amp;#8217;s daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience, ABC is evolving the face of daytime television with the launch of two new shows.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The replacement shows will focus on health and food. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shevonne -- our resident soap opera junkie -- is literally crying in the back of our office right now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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